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Jaden Piner started acting because his grandma made him do it. She was preaching at church one Sunday and needed a visual element for her sermon. She tapped the then fifth grader to act out her words on the pulpit. “She was talking about when you overcomeNorland Middle Drama Teacher Is The 'Real Star' To Young Moonlight ActorsJaden Piner started acting because his grandma made him do it. She was preaching at church one Sunday and needed a visual element for her sermon. She tapped the then fifth grader to act out her words on the pulpit. “She was talking about when you overcome certain struggles,” said Jaden, 13. “So I had a brick in a bag and I had to act like I couldn't pick it up because it was a struggle.” After that moment, and flattery from parishioners impressed with his performance, Jaden decided he would audition for the drama program at Norland Middle. “Everyone said I was good enough to be in a movie,” said Jaden. Jaden’s best friend Alex Hibbert, 12, always knew that the performing arts was his thing, but he was a bit of a class clown and his grades were just OK. Tanisha Cidel, the drama teacher at Norland cut a deal with Alex: make more A’s and B’s to secure a spot in drama. Alex delivered. Jaden and Alex both star in the critically acclaimed movie "Moonlight," which recently cleaned up at thengreen@miamiherald.com (Nadege Green)78609 as http://wlrn.orgMon, 05 Dec 2016 04:23:30 +0000Nadege Green242http://wlrn.org/post/two-teen-entrepreneurs-and-their-competing-miami-gardens-lemonade-stands
Two lemonade stands are operating on a fairly busy street corner in Miami Gardens at Northwest 191st Street and 33rd Avenue. Two Teen Entrepreneurs And Their Competing Miami Gardens Lemonade Stands Two lemonade stands are operating on a fairly busy street corner in Miami Gardens at Northwest 191st Street and 33rd Avenue. ngreen@miamiherald.com (Nadege Green)70669 as http://wlrn.orgWed, 06 Jul 2016 12:53:29 +0000Nadege Green72http://wlrn.org/post/fourth-july-miami-gardens-nigerian-style
At the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center in the heart of Miami Gardens, a couple hundred people came out to play, compete in flag football and basketball, step, and watch the Fourth of July activities ... all with a Nigerian Twist. The City of MiamiFourth of July In Miami Gardens ... Nigerian StyleAt the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center in the heart of Miami Gardens, a couple hundred people came out to play, compete in flag football and basketball, step, and watch the Fourth of July activities ... all with a Nigerian Twist. The City of Miami-Gardens partnered with the Edo association of Florida for an all day event. Linda Hodgins Holloway founded the Super Soul Steppers, a line-dancing group performing at the amphitheater. She was dressed in red white and blue attire with President Obama earrings, and said from the wobble to the electric slide, the steppers will do it. “That’s how I get my name," she said. "‘Lovely, Love-To-Dance Linda.’” Just after the steppers performed, the Nigerian-American group began running the festivities. Scott Izevbigie, the organization's president, said they play music from multiple African countries and America, and share culinary traditions to integrate cultures. A DJ played a mix of Caribbean tunes, traditional Nigerian songs, and American topcswitalski@wlrnnews.org (Caitie Switalski)70630 as http://wlrn.orgTue, 05 Jul 2016 11:27:37 +0000Caitie Switalski74http://wlrn.org/post/rally-kidnapped-nigerian-girls-spurs-south-florida-involvement
A sea of green and white flooded into Rolling Oaks Park on Saturday, as more than 150 people rallied to raise awareness of the recent kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. The rally, organized by the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians in SouthRally For Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Spurs South Florida InvolvementA sea of green and white flooded into Rolling Oaks Park on Saturday, as more than 150 people rallied to raise awareness of the recent kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. The rally, organized by the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians in South Florida, brought religious speakers, political figures and South Florida Nigerians to the Miami Gardens park. Splashes of green and white, the colors of the Nigerian flag, danced on unique headpieces, t-shirts and posters. Many posters bore the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, which has gone viral on social media in recent weeks. But at the rally, the hashtag #MiamiDemandsOurGirlsBackNow was just as visible. Yinka Tella, chief organizer, said he wants people in Miami to be very aware of the situation in Nigeria. "The conversation had been going on for a long time about us intervening more directly,” said Tella, who also works as a counselor at Broward College. “But the kidnapping of these girls made that imperative.” Tella said he createdshussain@wlrnnews.org (Selima Hussain)32508 as http://wlrn.orgMon, 19 May 2014 19:55:59 +0000Selima Hussain76http://wlrn.org/post/jazz-gardens-fest-mostly-rb-hip-hop-reason
South Florida’s Jazz in the Gardens festival kicks off this weekend at SunLife Stadium. Now in its ninth year, the festival has a line-up of mostly funk, hip-hop, and R&B artists. So the event is hardly about jazz and not in a garden. But the city ofJazz In The Gardens Fest Mostly R&B, Hip-Hop -- But For A ReasonSouth Florida’s Jazz in the Gardens festival kicks off this weekend at SunLife Stadium. Now in its ninth year, the festival has a line-up of mostly funk, hip-hop, and R&B artists. So the event is hardly about jazz and not in a garden. But the city of Miami Gardens originally launched the festival as a purely jazz event. According to the festival’s senior operations director, Ula Zucker-Williams, that idea lasted exactly one year: “There was demand for something a little bit different, and then we realized, put some A-list artists that are selling records right now that people know, and they will buy tickets.” And buy they did: The festival has since grown from around 2,000 attendees to more than 60,000. Meanwhile, the mix of music is now about 5 percent jazz and 95 percent soul, funk, R&B and hip-hop. Joan Cartwright wishes those numbers were reversed. She heads up an organization called Women in Jazz South Florida. Cartwright says festivals can provide local artists with vitalaprothero@miamiherald.com (Arianna Prothero)29177 as http://wlrn.orgThu, 13 Mar 2014 20:31:01 +0000Arianna Prothero99http://wlrn.org/post/south-florida-nigerians-plan-museum-cultural-center
On a barren piece of land in Miami Gardens enclosed by a chain link fence, South Florida’s Nigerian community envision a cultural anchor, an African museum that will showcase the richness of their homeland and continent. The goal is to build anSouth Florida Nigerians Plan Museum, Cultural Center On a barren piece of land in Miami Gardens enclosed by a chain link fence, South Florida’s Nigerian community envision a cultural anchor, an African museum that will showcase the richness of their homeland and continent. The goal is to build an institution that will debunk misconceptions and educate visitors about Africa but also to leave a permanent mark in South Florida. “Since we are here, we might as well bloom where we are planted,” said Joseph Obadeyi, chairman of the Nigerian American Foundation. “We are trying to leave some type of legacy for our kids, something we can point to in the future and say, ‘Yes, we were here.’ ” The Nigerian American Foundation, a nonprofit group, led the effort to lease the Miami-Dade County-owned parcel at Northwest 207th Street and 32nd Avenue. The foundation expects to spend $5 million to $6 million to build the center. Under the lease, it will pay $1 to the county per year. Click Here To Read More ()18930 as http://wlrn.orgTue, 13 Aug 2013 13:00:00 +0000Nadege Green176